West Indies turn attention to One Day Series
Published:Monday | December 6, 2010 | 8:55 PM
With their rain-ravaged Test series behind them, West Indies arrived in the small southern city of Hambantota to begin preparations for their five-match One-Day International series, which bowls off on Thursday.
The Caribbean side will feature in the first ever One Day International to be played at the newly built Suriyawewa Cricket Stadium.
The three-Test series was wrecked by rain and finished in a nil-all draw yesterday, after the last day of the final Test was abandoned without a ball bowled.
Big-hitting all-rounder Kieron Pollard, left-arm spinner Nikita Miller, fast bowler Ravi Rampaul and batsman Kirk Edwards have joined the West Indies squad.
They replace Test vice-captain Brendan Nash, wicketkeeper/batsman Devon Thomas, fast bowler Nelon Pascal, and off-spinner Shane Shillingford.
The Windies will train in the morning at the Suriyawewa Cricket Stadium, ahead of Thursday’s game, which will be the first of two matches in the city before the final three matches are played in Colombo.